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Jacob Kofi Hevi
Jacob Hevi was born in Alavanyo Dzogbedze, Ghana, on 7 March 1946. He holds two PhDs - a PhD in Moral Theology from Academia Alfonsiana, Rome, and another PhD in European Ethnology from Innsbruck University, Austria. He also holds a Master of Philosophy degree in Social Anthropology from Oxford University, England - among other academic laurels. Dr Hevi, who was ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1975, has variously been Professor of Moral Theology, Visiting Lecturer, International Research Fellow and chairman of Faith and Culture Commission in Ho Diocese in Ghana. He is fluent in many languages including Ewe, Akan, English, German, French and Italian. His other books include: Leadership in the Ewe Community of South - Eastern Ghana and Implications for Christianity (1980); Cultural Values and the Family Beyond Year 2000: Principles, Policies and Reality (2002), Radical Leadership for a New Millennium: Fulfilment of Fundamental Values (2003); The Challenge of Authenticity: African Culture and Christian Commitment (2004).